Metronidazole
Metronidazole ANTI-AMOEBIC DRUGS Tissue Amoebiasis Both intestinal & extraintestinal Nitroimidazoles – Metronidazole, Tinidazole, Secnidazole, Ornidazole Alkaloids – Emetine, Dehydroemetine Extraintestinal amoebiasis only – Chloroquine Luminal amoebiasis Amide –Diloxanide furoate 8-Hydroxy quinolones –Quinidochlor Antibiotics – Tetracycline, Paromomycin METRONIDAZOLE: Best drug against anaerobic infection. Bactericidal against, Giardia lamblia, Anaerobic bacteria – Bacteroides fragilis, Fusobacterium, Clostridium perfringes/difficile, Helicobacter pylori & Anaerobic […]
